COCOA POST

Ghana's cocoa industry faces significant challenges, threatening its status as the world's number two producer top producer. Illegal gold mining, known as "galamsey," continues to destroy vast tracts of cocoa farms in all cocoa-growing…
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Over 100 women cocoa farmers from Colombia's Urabá region in Antioquia have graduated from Chocolate Cordillera's ATENEA sustainability program. This milestone is set to herald the takeoff of their transformative journey to become…
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Ivory Coast has raised the price it pays farmers for their cocoa above Ghana, even as growers in both countries will continue to receive far less than the global market. The world’s top producer of the chocolate-making ingredient increased…
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African Cocoa Marketplace (ACM) has launched its marketplace services, connecting African cocoa sellers with global buyers and investors. ACM’s ultimate  goal is to elevate the value of Africa’s cocoa to reflect the continent’s 120+…
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Ghana Cocoa Board has announced a 45 percent increment in the producer price of cocoa for the 2024/25 season. This raises the farmgate price from GHS2,070 to GHS3,000 per 64-kilo bag of cocoa beans and GHS48,000 per metric tonne. "We…
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The nation's biggest industry, Ghana's cocoa sector, is in grave danger due to widespread smuggling. Hundreds of thousands of metric tonnes of cocoa are being diverted by the illegal trade, which is having a disastrous effect on farmers,…
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The Ghana Civil-society Cocoa Platform (GCCP) has proposed a minimum farm gate price of GH₵3,583 per 64-kilogram bag of cocoa beans for the upcoming 2024/2025 season against its current GH¢2,070, an estimated increase of 73.1% According…
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Ghanaian cocoa farmers expect a boost in the 2024/2025 season starting in October after a sharp fall in production this season contributed to boosting global cocoa prices to record levels. Ghana witnessed one of its poorest harvests in a…
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A major cocoa producing region in Ghana, the world's second largest cocoa grower, is 81% infected with swollen shoot disease, according to the International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO). Prices for the chocolate ingredient have roughly…
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Ghana is set to roll out the ambitious Cocoa Farmers Pension Scheme which has been on the radar since 1984. Section 26 of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) Law 1984 (PNDC Law 81) mandates COCOBOD to establish a contributory insurance…
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